MMDA debunks loose talk about doing away with traffic constables

Acting Metropolitan Manila Development Authority General Manager Jojo Garcia, on Friday called on the public to disregard false reports circulating online that MMDA traffic enforcers will no longer be flagging motorists for traffic violations just because the “no contact apprehension” policy (NCAP) uses closed circuit television cameras (CCTVs) to record the acts of traffic violators.

Garcia encouraged the public to rely only on official MMDA social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter as source of information.

“It’s fake news. We deny such reports. It is not true that there’s no more ground apprehension,” said Garcia in a press briefing held at the MMDA main office.

He added that, under the leadership of Chairman Danilo Lim, MMDA is strictly implementing NCAP, which is effectively curtailing opportunities for corruption, bribery and even adversarial confrontation between erring motorists and traffic constables.

“We want to remind the drivers that there are eyes in the sky monitoring you. You cannot just violate traffic rules even if you do not see a traffic enforcer on the scene,” said Garcia.